Europe

Florentino Perez, president of Spanish soccer club Real Madrid, said the sale of their city-centre training ground would allow the club to balance their books and clear debts of $250million (B

Kingsbridge, the UK-based financial services adviser that specialises in sports stars has broadened its client base by buying rival Benson McGarvy for £13.3 million ($18.5 million) in a cash-and-shares deal.

The international nature of the business of sport is forcing sports law firms to expand and become less parochial, sports law specialist Stephen Townley told sportbusiness.com following the merger of his company, Townleys, with corporate law firm Hammond Suddards Edge.

The company in charge of the electronic timing system at the world swimming championships has admitted the touchpads that have caused so much trouble were not tested before the start of the competition.

Britain's sacked sports minister believes Britain broke a secret agreement with Germany by bidding to host the 2006 World Cup, according to a UK newspaper which published an interview with her on Sunday.

The Extreme Sports Channel has extended its coverage beyond Europe after it signed a deal with pay-TV platform Showtime in the Middle East and Africa.

The Welsh bid to host the 2009 Ryder Cup golf tournament at Celtic Manor received a boost today when it announced it had exceeded the 5,000 contracted bedrooms required as part of the bid’s criteria.

Nobody can accuse Dick Pound, the 59-year-old Canadian lawyer and former Olympic swimmer, of not keeping up with the times as he campaigns for the most powerful job in world sport - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.

Shares in AS Roma fell 11 percent on Monday after the club won its first Italian league title for 18 years. Roma’s 3-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Olympico on Sunday handed them the title by two points from Juventus.

Wimbledon chairman Charles Koppel said on Thursday that the English first division soccer club's proposed move to Milton Keynes was essential for survival.

War veterans complained on Friday that the new "Diggers" nickname given to Australia's world championship team in Edmonton, Canada, was inappropriate.

HOK Sport has been appointed as architect for the new Benfica Stadium in Portugal.

The president of Spanish soccer club Barcelona says that his club could make $818.9m (B

The president of Spanish soccer club Barcelona says that his club could make $818.9m (B

Institutional investors gave the thumbs up to Leeds United’s plans to raise £50million ($70.4m) by securitising the income from its ticket sales to finance the construction of a new stadium.

The president of Spanish soccer club Barcelona says that his club could make $818.9m (B